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WashU announces donation from Square co-founder to grow engineering school

sudshr47 January 31, 2019

Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) announced today that its engineering school received its largest single donation in history. The donation was offered by Square co-founder and WashU alumni Jim McKelvey, for whom the school will be renamed, from the School of Engineering & Applied Science to The James McKelvey School of Engineering. WashU did […]

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YC alum Make School gains rare accreditation for 2-year applied CS bachelor’s degree

sudshr47 November 27, 2018

Higher education is a mess. College students spend years learning arcana and quaint academic theories, only to be thrust into the harsh light of the workplace where they are ill-equipped to handle even the most mundane task. A crisis, a moral failure or perhaps simply an expensive mistake, college is clearly in need of a […]

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Handshake, a LinkedIn for university students and diversity, raises $40M on a $275M valuation

sudshr47 October 31, 2018

LinkedIn has created and — with 562 million users — leads the market in social platforms for people who want to network with others in their professions, and look for jobs. Now a startup that hopes to take it on in a specific niche — university students and recent grads, with a focus on diversity […]

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MIT announces new college of computing with $1 billion commitment

sudshr47 October 15, 2018

MIT announced today that it is massively doubling down on the future of computer science with the launch of a new college of computing. The university is committing $1 billion in resources to the new school, and the university received a $350 million donation from Stephen A. Schwarzman, who will be the naming donor. MIT […]

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Amazon expands its Alexa Fund Fellowship to a total of 18 universities, up from 4 last year

sudshr47 August 22, 2018

Amazon announced this morning a further investment in voice technology with an expansion of its Alexa Fund Fellowship to 14 new universities, up from only 4 in 2017, the Fellowship’s first year. The program, which is designed to support conversational A.I. and speech science research, is now coming to 18 total universities, including new additions, […]